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    I'm the girl behind Shutterboo. I'm Brooke.

    Here on my blog, I not only share the latest and greatest at Shutterboo Photography, but I also share parts of myself and tell you about all the awesome people I meet along the way. I've met some pretty fantastic people - true story.

    I’m based in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky with my husband, Mike, and our two dogs, Chevy & Chase. I talk about the dogs a lot. Especially the deaf one. It's ironic. But it's life as I know it.

    I hope you have fun browsing through my blog and reading about my adventures and the people I've been blessed to cross paths with. Please feel free to peek at my portfolio to see more examples of my work and don't hesitate to drop a line and say hello.

    Here's to hoping we get to meet one day and I can photograph your life as you know it.

4.5.12

William IV {newborn}

My cousins, Theresa and Billy, were expecting their baby in February.

Theresa+Billy {expecting}

Our entire family was so happy for them, so excited to hear of their pregnancy.  My Aunt Sherry was known to make “bun in the oven” jokes by tossing a bag of hotdog buns under her shirt.  My Uncle Phil couldn’t help but smile when he talked about them.  My brood of cousins are all cuckoo for babies so they sent nonstop love letters to the couple via Facebook.  Soon-to-be Uncle Chris had plans that included taking naps with his new niece or nephew in the recliner.  Even my own parents were making plans to visit them in the hospital when the big day came.

Not skipping a beat, on February 18th Theresa and Billy were blessed with a child.  The child they had hoped to meet for seven years was finally a here.  Ten fingers, ten toes, a perfect-every-way, healthy baby boy.

His name is William Conrad Clifford IV.  He is their gift to the world, their legacy.

*my cup runneth over*

My cousins are so worthy of the happiness they’ve been granted.  Patience, prayer and hopefulness gifted them a great new chapter in their lives, one that’s sure to be filled with mud pies, tractor rides, exploring in the woods and all the fun things that little boys do.  I look forward to seeing William grow, seeing him play with his own cousins and get into the same trouble his dad did.  But right now, I just look forward to the next time I get to hold him and tell him how special is really is.

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April 5, 2012 - 8:49 am

amyhasbangs - That is an incredibly cute family and a very sweet baby. And I love those puppies!!!!

April 5, 2012 - 8:56 am

katie ohhhhhhhhh! - What a sweet, sweet family. And lovely family photos they will treasure always.

April 5, 2012 - 9:19 am

joe yer bro - So do we call this one “Little Billy”? That’s his dad’s name!

April 5, 2012 - 9:52 am

elizabeth - precious!!

April 18, 2012 - 9:05 am

Melissa - Eek! There is nothing like a little boy… Especially one that you have waited years and years for. (though all babies are blessings in tiny, loud, stinky, cute packages!). I love love love these photos! Congrats to your whole family on that precious little man!

April 24, 2012 - 12:56 pm

Christy Tyler - This is adorable! Especially love the little baby feet in the grown up hands. :)

4.3.12

Listastic Tuesday

Gift for Me

• I treated myself to a little makeup pick-me-up.  I usually don’t splurge on makeup but after reading and hearing about Benefit a handful of times in less than a week, I decided to go for it.  My “pretty committee” kit  and boi-ing concealer came in the mail and I’m smitten with it all.  The eyebright pencil is my fave and I love wearing new blush.

• As you can see, it doesn’t take much to make me feel like a new gal.  And I’ll admit since my new cosmetic play-things have come in the mail, I’ve been more thoughtful about my wardrobe.  No boring cardigans last week.  I even wore my skinny jeans again.  How ’bout them apples?

• But this week is a new week so  I wore a cardigan yesterday.  They’re just so versatile.

• The Final Four.  I was SO EXCITED that Louisville was playing Kentucky and I’m completely sincere when I say that.  A heated rivalry was faced in the Final Four.  My beautiful home state had TWO universities come down to the wire.  I would have loved to been in NOLA.

• I am sad that my Cardinals didn’t win but honestly, it was a good time with friends.  And I commend the players on being so civil with one another.  They added no fuel to the fire.  The fire that UK fans put to several couches and cars across Lexington.  Classy.

• Honestly, I’m pleased with the outcome.  It was Kentucky’s to lose this year.  And if ever a UK team deserved the national title, it’s this one.

• In other news, Starburst Jelly Beans are my BFFs.  And the devil.  At the same time.

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April 3, 2012 - 9:01 am

Susan - This picture may have made me drool a little bit. So much pretty!

April 3, 2012 - 9:47 am

Wendi @ Bon Appetit Hon - I saw the picture and thought that you had gone on a pilgrimage to Sephora. Sadly, Benefit discontinued my most favorite lipstick shade in the world. How dare they?!!

April 3, 2012 - 10:29 am

katie ohhhhhhhhhh! - Buying new makeup is tantamount to a brand new wardrobe/new hairdo. It’s amazing and makes you feel fantastic. So good for you!

:)

3.30.12

A Lesson Learned

My doggin that can hear, Chase, gets a little antsy every so often.  And I’ve learned my lesson several times to not keep things within her reach.  Like my knitting.  Or fabulous pork chop sandwiches.  I pick up after myself and the hubs constantly so that she doesn’t have a tirade and tear another pizza box into a gazillion pieces.  But I never thought that this would happen:

crash

When I came home yesterday, almost everything that was on the counter was instead on the kitchen floor.  Oven mitts, mail, a stack of left over napkins and my little beloved 50mm f/1.8 lens.  How the lens got down there, I’m not sure.  Did she full-on counter surf?  That’s yet to be determined.  But my nifty fifty was in fact on the tile and the filter was smashed.  The cap is also busted but it’s just a cap – I’ll get by.

I swept up the debris, gave her dirty glances, sent cell phone pics to the hubs and then slapped it on the camera.  The lens is still fully functioning – auto-focus and all.  The filter ring is another story as man power will be necessary to make it budge.  But honestly, the outcome isn’t as bad as it could have been.

That being said, I now know to not leave any of the camera equipment within the doggin’s reach, protected in a camera bag or not. Because if this had happened to a different lens, I might have cried.  Maybe.  Just a little.  And then I would have wised up and called the insurance man.

Of course, none of this makes me less mad.  And I did in fact ignore that cute little face all evening.  So hard to punish the smart dog.

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March 30, 2012 - 8:46 am

katie o. - I saw that image and my heart just stopped. Oh thank goodness it was just the filter!

3.27.12

Slouchy Is In

To make our office-sharing-situation good from the start, I asked my soon-to-be roomie, Lauren, if she’d like a hand knit hat.  She was happier about it than I expected and asked if it could be green.  Luck would have it, I had a nice little stash of green comfy cotton at home.  She had no other preference than to be “a little slouchy in the back.”  So I dug through my queue on Ravelry and decided on a pattern I thought would work great with the yarn and her request for slouchy.

The working of K2togs and PSSOs give the hat a fun, swirly texture.  Of course, those same K2togs and PSSOs gave me a headache because I started this hat three times.  The first two times I successfully ribbed the start of the hat but then it went down hill in a hurry.  I couldn’t figure out how so many people on Ravelry “love this pattern” and had “knitted this eight times now.”  The problem wasn’t the pattern but rather the knitter.  (Not a shocker, folks.)  Something about not having the right number of stitches to repeat in the pattern. But I’m a smart cookie.  And third time’s a charm.   And the finished piece was perfect.

And of course, I made Lauren model it for me.

Slouchy Cap

Slouchy Cap

It looks really good on – and with Lauren’s blonde curls sneaking out the sides, it works for her style.  It was made for her.  Literally.  Because I made it.  Whatever, it just works.  Now that I know the pattern, I want to call a rematch and cast on a second one because I know there would be no hiccups.  But now the problem is finding time to knit.

*Pattern: Ballard Slouch Hat by Felicia Lo, free download on Ravelry.com.

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March 27, 2012 - 8:59 am

Susan - That is gorgeous! It looks great on Lauren. Love it!

March 27, 2012 - 9:29 am

Rachel - Looks great! I have tried two different hats now. One I started on several times and even tried smaller hooks. Still ended up being way too big! I then made another hat – more similar to the style of this one you did – and I almost made it too small! But luckily my sisters head is smaller than most! I think I will stick to purses and stuffed things – much better at that!

March 27, 2012 - 9:53 am

Christy - Oh my gosh! I love it! I need to learn to knit – it’s so useful & beautiful!

March 27, 2012 - 12:11 pm

Wendi @ Bon Appetit Hon - There’s magic in your knitting needles!

March 27, 2012 - 4:32 pm

katie o. - I have one that looks just like that! And it’s green too. Totally can’t go wrong with green. You did a great job. I’m so totally impressed by your knitting skills.

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